Leeds weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Leeds is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 63/100), with August close behind. Leeds averages about 1,444 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 97 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,444
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 63/100
- Rain / year
- 1,006 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈30 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 4 (moderate)
- Population
- 2.2M
- Elevation
- 200 m
When is the best time to visit Leeds?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Leeds is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 86 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Leeds?
Leeds isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,444 hours of sunshine a year. 63 Sunshine Score points separate July (63) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #17 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,006 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 1° / 34°F | 86 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 0° / 32°F | 71 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 1° / 34°F | 67 mm | 2 |
| April | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 3° / 37°F | 60 mm | 3 |
| May | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 70 mm | 4 |
| June | 52 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 92 mm | 4 |
| July | 63 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 97 mm | 4 |
| August | 56 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 106 mm | 4 |
| September | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 77 mm | 3 |
| October | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 96 mm | 1 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 3° / 37°F | 93 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 91 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Manchester United Kingdom · 70 km · best in Jul · 1,454 h sun/yr
- Liverpool United Kingdom · 98 km · best in Jul · 1,453 h sun/yr
- Nottingham United Kingdom · 117 km · best in Jul · 1,563 h sun/yr
- Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom · 130 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
- Birmingham United Kingdom · 157 km · best in Jul · 1,561 h sun/yr
- Castletown Isle of Man · 195 km · best in Jul · 1,459 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Middlesbrough United Kingdom · 73 km · 1,365 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Grimsby United Kingdom · 92 km · 1,443 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Leeds compares month by month: Leeds vs Manchester · Leeds vs Newcastle upon Tyne · Leeds vs Nottingham · Leeds vs Liverpool · all comparisons
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